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S 3606 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2022 Introduced by: Tuberville, Tommy Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2022
Held at the desk.
Aug 9, 2022
Received in the House.
Aug 8, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 4, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S4033)
Aug 4, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S4033)
Aug 4, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4033)
Aug 4, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4033)
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 9, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill removes the requirement that an individual transferring a Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance entitlement must specify the period for which the transfer must be effective for each dependent who is designated to receive the transfer.

What's happening now August 9, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6458 Identical bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of a transfer of Pos…
  • HR 6604 Related bill Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 10, 2022
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Feb 10, 2022
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 9, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3606: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3606/
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"S. 3606: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3606/.
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S. 3606, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3606/.
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